World Celebrates 5,000 Years of Astronomy

As you all know, 2009 was the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). The year is unfortunately coming to a close, but numerous discoveries were made during the past 12 months, and, more importantly, a lot of new cooperations started, or continued. Under the pretense of the IYA, many research ... [ read more >> ]

Stonehenge's stones align with the setting and rising Sun during solstices, hinting that it was built following astronomical principles, more than 5,000 years ago

Image comment: Stonehenge's stones align with the setting and rising Sun during solstices, hinting that it was built following astronomical principles, more than 5,000 years ago
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Stonehenge's stones align with the setting and rising Sun during solstices, hinting that it was built following astronomical principles, more than 5,000 years ago